Syslinux - Aug 2005 - MEMDISK bug in Syslinux 3.10

MEMDISK included in the freshly released Syslinux v3.10 is unfortunately 
broken. v3.09 works properly.

Scenario:
Isolinux --> MEMDISK --> FDBOOT.IMG (FreeDOS 360KB diskette image).
Then try to access drive B: , which normally is your first diskette 
drive with driveletter A:.
However, in this case MEMDISK occupies A:, and real diskdrive becomes B:

Bug:
when accessing B:, you're asked to swap disks, after which you see the 
mirrored contents of A: (Memdisk boot image).

Expected behaviour:
Drive A: --> see contents of 360KB boot imagefile
Drive B: --> see contents of 1.44MB physical diskette -
              without diskswapping/pausing

diskswapping normally only happens if drive not ready or driveletters 
are pointing to same diskdrive. (DISKCOPY A: B: on a single-floppydrive 
system for example)

Replacing only MEMDISK by v3.09 works.

Guess I should have been testing earlier in order to help release a 
flawless v3.10, but I disliked signing up for even more mailinglists.

Bernd

Bernd Blaauw wrote:
> 
> Guess I should have been testing earlier in order to help release a 
> flawless v3.10, but I disliked signing up for even more mailinglists.
> 
No kidding...

	-hpa

Bernd Blaauw wrote:
> 
> Guess I should have been testing earlier in order to help release a 
> flawless v3.10, but I disliked signing up for even more mailinglists.
> 
Well, here is a patch; if I'd gotten it a few hours sooner it would have 
been in 3.10 :(

	-hpa
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